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an area over which activity, capacity, or influence extends
surprised by the width of his power and influence in the oil business
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Recent Examples of widths
The toebox is round and wide, which makes walking more comfortable, and the shoes are available in wide widths.
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Shea Simmons, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The key to building the perfect ring stack lies in balance — styling different widths, silhouettes, and textures so each ring complements the next.
—Lauren Alexis Fisher, Footwear News, 12 Aug. 2025
First, tape together however many widths of aluminum foil match the width of your plate wall display.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 10 Aug. 2025
But even copper’s resistance began to be problematic once interconnect widths shrank below 100 nanometers.
—Divya Prasad, IEEE Spectrum, 26 Aug. 2021
Shea Simmons, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The key to building the perfect ring stack lies in balance — styling different widths, silhouettes, and textures so each ring complements the next.
—Lauren Alexis Fisher, Footwear News, 12 Aug. 2025
First, tape together however many widths of aluminum foil match the width of your plate wall display.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 10 Aug. 2025
But even copper’s resistance began to be problematic once interconnect widths shrank below 100 nanometers.
—Divya Prasad, IEEE Spectrum, 26 Aug. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for widths
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Clearly delineate roles and scopes.—
Vinayak Mahtani,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In this paradigm, individuals’ ability to achieve their goals emerges from the economic rather than political or social realms.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
8 Sep. 2025
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These leaders are the future of our communities in both the corporate and nonprofit realms.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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According to the standard sentencing ranges in Missouri, charges of voluntary manslaughter and first offense for armed criminal action have a maximum of 15 years in prison on each charge.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 Sep. 2025
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Your audience needs details, not ranges.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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For a fuller look, use a pumpkin with wide dimensions and a flat top so the leaves can flow outwards.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Sep. 2025
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Through striking images, the show offers an extended exploration of identity, gender and environment, highlighting the personal and political dimensions of women’s lives.—
Amy Carleton,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Sep. 2025
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The amplituhedron is an incredibly powerful calculational tool, enabling those who work with them to compute — by hand, mind you — scattering amplitudes for problems that could not have been feasibly calculated even by a computer beforehand.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
5 Sep. 2025
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Smoke from primary wildfires along with weather create conditions for lightning, creating a continuous current with durations ranging from tens to hundreds of milliseconds and amplitudes from several tens to a few hundreds of amperes.—
Sabbir Rangwala,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Widths.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/widths. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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